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A place to sit

Just read that the Town Council are to replace half of the public seats in Ponteland Parish.

Pity that the money could not be spent on the pavements - perhaps Councillors should sit in a wheelchair and be pushed around the area.

Alright! no doubt I will be told that the money is allocated from a different "pot"  but I'm sure that bit of bureaucracy could be overcome.

I  bet a "pound to a penny" the council is turning down offers to provide seats "in memorial" of deceased loved ones.

Prestwick Road Ends, AA Phone box.

Can anyone recall when the AA Phone box at Preswick Road Ends on the A696 was removed?

Newcastle Airport "on the ball"

A week ago attention was drawn to the uncut hedge on Prestwick Road - its now been cut! And a good job as well.

All credit to the airport who own the hedge! 

Newcastle Airport delays?

Newcastle Airport has usually cut its hedges on Prestwick road by this time of year.

Predestrians are finding it difficult to use the foopath to Prestwick Road Ends and beyond because they remain uncut.

 

All the other roadside hedges have been cut by landowners but the uncut ones pose a danger and potentially could "snag" a coat, skirt or trousers

 

Rent Dobbies Roundabout for £8,000 a year?

Northumberland County Council are proposing to erect advertising boards on many highway roundabouts and sell the space.


But what price a life, a broken leg or broken arm? There have been a least 3 fatal accidents  at Dobbies roundabout.

Should drivers not be concentrating on driving rather than reading notices? Are there not enough illegal notices at this location already?

Prestwick Colliery Home Guard

Back Row: Officer from Woolsington? Gordon Taylor (aged 16) ? from Woolsington, "Buck" Graham, Tommy Strangeways, George Barras, "Reggie" Graham, Billy Weightman

Mid Row: Cyril Graham, ?, Jack Coulson, Wilson Scott, "Robbie" Graham, Jack Lynch, 

Front row: John Guy, Mick lynch, Stan Taylor, Ronnie Lynch, Tommy Winthrop, "Tucker" Robson, Stan Simpson